Summary

Italy is the second largest market for dental implants and final abutments in Europe by value, and the largest by implants sold. In 2008, Italy had one of the highest per capita implant rates in the world and the market included hundreds of small competitors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTSI
LIST OF FIGURESIV
LIST OF CHARTSV
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
1.1 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS AND FINAL ABUTMENTS  1
1.2 EUROPEAN DENTAL IMPLANT MARKET  2
1.3 TREND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY . 3
1.3.1 Market Growth Rates 3
1.3.2 Dental Implant Average Selling Prices 4
1.4 COUNTRY PROFILES 5
1.5 DENTAL IMPLANT PROCEDURE TYPES  7
1.6 DENTAL IMPLANT CONNECTION TYPES  8
1.7 FINAL ABUTMENTS BY FABRICATION PROCESS 9
1.8 LEADING COMPETITORS  10
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
2.1 RESEARCH SCOPE  11
2.2 9-STEP METHODOLOGY  11
Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection  12
Step 2: Prepare Data Systems and Perform Secondary Research 13
Step 3: Preparation for Interviews & Questionnaire Design  14
Step 4: Performing Primary Research 15
Step 5: Research Analysis: Establishing Baseline Estimates  17
Step 6: Market Forecast and Analysis  17
Step 7: Identify Strategic Opportunities . 19
Step 8: Final Review and Market Release  20
Step 9: Customer Feedback and Market Monitoring. 21
EUROPEAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKETS 22
3.1 INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL IMPLANTS  22
3.1.1 Definition of the European Market  22
3.1.2 Segmentation of the European Dental Implant and Final Abutment Market  22
3.1.3 Root-Form Dental Implants. 24
3.1.4 Non Root-Form Implants  24
3.1.5 Dental Implant Applications 25
3.1.6 Mini-Implants. 27
3.1.7 Dental Implant Procedures 27
3.1.7.1 Surgical Stages 28
3.1.7.2 Two-Stage Procedures28
3.1.7.3 One-Stage procedures 28
3.1.7.4 Immediate Loading Procedures29
3.1.8 Dental Implant Shapes 29
3.1.9 Dental Implant Materials 32
3.1.9.1 Zirconia Implants32
3.1.9.2 Calcium Phosphate Macroporous Cement (Brushite) Implants32
3.1.10 Dental Implant Connection Types  33
3.1.11 Dental Implant Applications 34
3.1.12 Guided Surgery  34
3.2 INTRODUCTION TO FINAL ABUTMENTS 36
3.2.1 Stock Abutments 36
3.2.2 Custom Abutments  36
3.2.3 CAD/CAM Abutments  36
3.3 CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES  37
ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET 39
4.1 INTRODUCTION  39
4.2MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST  40
4.2.1 Dental Implant Market 40
4.2.2 Dental Implant Price Breakdown  43
4.3 FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET  44
4.4 COUNTRY SPECIFIC DRIVERS AND LIMITERS  47
4.4.1 Market Drivers 47
4.4.2 Market Limiters 47
4.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS . 49
4.6 ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY PROCEDURE TYPE 52
4.7 ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SHAPE  55
4.8 ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY CONNECTION TYPE. 57
4.9 ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY APPLICATION 60
4.10 ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SURFACE TREATMENT 63
4.11 ITALIAN FINAL ABUTMENTS BY FABRICATION PROCESS 64

LIST OF FIGURES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
EUROPEAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKETS 22
Figure 3-1: Segmentation of the European Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, 2008  23
Figure 3-2: Dental Implant Market Segmented by Root and Non Root-Form
Implant Types, Europe, 2005-2015 (€) 26
Figure 3-3: Exchange Rates for the Euro, 2008 (€)  37
Figure 3-4: Exchange Rates Between European Currencies, 2008  38
ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET  39
Figure 8-1: Italian Market for Dental Implants, 2005-2015 (€) 41
Figure 8-2: Italian Market for Dental Implants, 2005-2015 (US$)  41
Figure 8-3: Italian Market for Final Abutments, 2005-2015 (€)  44
Figure 8-4: Italian Market for Final Abutments, 2005-2015 (US$)  45
Figure 8-5: Drivers and Limiters of the Italian Dental Implant and Final
Abutment Market, 2008  48
Figure 8-6: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, Italy, 2008 (€) 50
Figure 8-7: Italian Dental Implants by Procedure Type, 2005-2015  53
Figure 8-8: Italian Dental Implants by Shape, 2005-2015 55
Figure 8-9: Italian Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, 2005-2015 58
Figure 8-10: Italian Dental Implants Segmented by Application, 2005-2015 61
Figure 8-11: European Surface Treatments by Company, 2008  63
Figure 8-12: Italian Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, 2005-2015 65

LIST OF CHART S
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
Chart 1-1: Market for Dental Implants and Final Abutments, Europe, 2005-2015  1
Chart 1-2: Number of Dental Implants Placed, Europe, 2005-2015 2
Chart 1-3 : Fastest Growing Dental Implant Markets, Europe, 2008 3
Chart 1-4: Israel and U.K. Dental Implant Markets Segmented by Price Range,
2008  4
Chart 1-5: European Dental Implants Placed in Relation to Population, 2008 5
Chart 1-6: Price Index Comparison, Spain and Austria, 2008 6
Chart 1-7: Immediate Loading Procedural Growth, Europe, 2005-2015  7
Chart 1-8: Dental Implants by Connection Type, Europe, 2005-2015  8
Chart 1-9: Proportion of CAD/CAM Abutments, Europe, 2008 9
Chart 1-10: Leading Competitors in the Combined Dental Implant and Abutment
Market, Europe, 2008  10
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
EUROPEAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKETS 22
ITALIAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET  39
Chart 8-1: Italian Market for Dental Implants, 2005-2015 (€)  42
Chart 8-2: Italian Dental Implant Market Segmented by Price Range, 2008  43
Chart 8-3: Italian Market for Final Abutments, 2005-2015 (€)  46
Chart 8-4: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, Italy, 2008  51
Chart 8-5: Italian Dental Implants by Procedure Type, 2005-2015  54
Chart 8-6: Italian Dental Implants by Shape, 2005-2015  56
Chart 8-7: Italian Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, 2005-2015  59
Chart 8-8: Italian Dental Implants Segmented by Application, 2005-2015  62
Chart 8-9: Italian Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, 2005-2015  66